Part of the reason why God destroyed Sodom is that its male residents attempted to rape the angels.

Homosexuality Is Not a Sin

Homosexuality Is a Sin

God was not angered by the possibility that some or most of the men of Sodom were homosexuals; God was angered by the fact that the men of Sodom were so enflamed by wickedness that they wanted to rape the angels who were guests in Lot's home. The act of rape is completely different that the act of homosexuality. Rape is an act of violence; homosexuality is a type of sexuality. When a rape occurs, one person exerts forcible, complete control, and dominance over another person who is helpless. On the other hand, homosexual intercourse is a sexual act between two consenting adults. While rape can occur between two people of the same gender or of the opposite gender, homosexuality (like heterosexuality) merely describes a person's sexual attraction to the same (or opposite) sex. Homosexual relations are consensual; rape is not consensual. Thus, rape is not the same as homosexuality and vice versa.

This statement, "If rape is a sin and homosexual rape is a sin, then homosexuality also must be a sin" follows the same logic as this statement, "If rape is a sin and heterosexual rape is a sin, then heterosexuality also must be a sin." Of course, this second statement is ludicrous, and yet it follows the same logical path as the first statement. Unfortunately, some Christians use this erred logic to support their belief that God destroyed the city of Sodom mainly because the men of Sodom were homosexual.